Arrow



March 12, 1940. a DYKES 2,193,397

' Filed June 22, 1939 Patented Mar. 12, 1940- umreo STATES PATENT OFFICEARROW Oscar G. Dykes, Pikeville, Tenn. Application June 22, 1939, SerialNo. 280,642

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to arrows and has for its primary objectto provide a projectile of this character having a spirally twistedfeather secured adjacent the rear end of the shaft of the arrow wherebyto cause a rotation of the arrow while in flight to assist inmaintaining the same in a straight course.

A further object is to provide an article of this character of simpleand practical construction, which is strong and durable, relativelyinexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposesfor which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction asmore fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part hereof,

wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in whichFigure 1 is a side elevational View.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view takensubstantially on a line 2--2 of Figure l, and

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on a line 33of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 5 designates theshaft of the arrow having a pair of transversely extendinglongitudinally spaced openings 6 adjacent its rear end, the innermost ofsaid openings having the inner end of the stem '1 of a feather 8inserted therein, the stem and the feather being twisted spirally andhaving the outer end of the stem 8 inserted in the outermost opening,the spiral twisting of the feather permitting the outer end 8 of thestem to be inserted in its opening in a direction opposite from that ofthe inner end I, as will be clearly apparent from an inspection ofFigure 2 of the drawing.

The respective ends of the stem are secured .in position in the openingbywedge members 9 and the stem of the feather may be secured throughoutits length to the side of the shaft 5 by means of a suitable adhesiveI0. i

From the foregoing it will be apparent that by spirally twisting thefeather 8 in a manner as illustrated in Figure l of the drawing, thatthe 5' flight of the arrow will be maintained in a true course by reasonof the rotary motion imparted to the arrow. g

It is believed the details of construction of the article will bereadily understood from the fore- 10 going without further detailedexplanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. An arrow comprising a shaft having longitudinally spaced transverselyextending openings 5 formed therein adjacent its rear end and a spirallytwisted feather having its stem portion bent laterally and secured insaid openings.

2. An arrow comprising a shaft having a pair of longitudinally spacedtransversely extending openings, a feather including a stem having itsinner end inserted in the innermost of said openings, said feather beingtwisted spirally and having its outer end inserted in the outermost ofsaid openings and in a direction opposite to that of the inner endof'the stemQand wedge members inserted in said openings and securing therespective ends of the stem therein.

3. An arrow comprising a shaft having a. pair of longitudinally spacedtransversely extending openings, a feather including a stem having itsinner end inserted in the innermost of said openings, said feather beingtwisted spirally and having its outer end inserted in the outermost ofsaid openings and in a direction opposite to that of the inner end ofthe stem, and wedge members inserted in said openings and securing therespective ends of the stem therein and an adhesive securing theintermediate portion of the stem to said shaft.

OSCAR G. DYKES.

